Health is wealthRed Tides
The red tides are a natural phenomenon caused by high concentration of microscopic algae that are poisonous. The organism produces a toxin that affects the central nervous system of fish, paralyzing them. As a result, dead fish are washed ashore. They can cause human illness and deaths too, following consumption of toxic fish. When red tide algae reproduce in dense concentrations or ‘blooms’ they are visible as reddish patches. They occur due to temperature, salinity and nutrients reaching certain limits, besides lack of winds and rainfall and cannot be controlled by human beings.
